Nine ships of the
French Navy have borne the name ''Achille'' in honour of Greek hero
Achilles:
* (1705), a 70-gun
ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactic known as the line of battle, which depended on the two colu ...
* (1748), a 64-gun ship of the line
* (1778), a 74-gun, was renamed ''Achille'' in 1786. She was taken in the ''Glorious First of June'' and recommissioned in the Royal Navy as before being broken up at Plymouth in 1796.
* (1793), a
fluyt
* (1803), a 74-gun launched in 1803, which took part in the Battle of Trafalgar, where she exploded and sank.
* (1806), a ferry
* (1827), a 90-gun , was started as ''Achille'' before being renamed
* (1848), a 90-gun ''Suffren''-class ship of the line, was started as ''Achille'' before being renamed
* (1933–1940), a
submarine
A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability. The term is also sometimes used historically or colloquially to refer to remotely op ...
*Also, the 74-gun ship
''Illustre'' (1807), renamed to ''Dantzig'' in 1807, and to ''Achille'' in 1815.
See also
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Bibliography
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French Navy ship names